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more or the Coulan villages who is not less prominently concerned in critical proceedings
a better
I cannot give illustration of the avidity which
on
land and water
the tribes at war with each other and that he had not sufficiently powerful vessels to keep them safely by
sea.
war to send
But it is not only in the vicinity of the Vice-regal residence that the Chinese authorities prevail.
To the Westward, the fact that, some time ago, an application was made for a vessel to convey to their homes in that direction some kidnapped Chinese, who had been rescued by one of our vessels and delivered to the Viceroy, is significant. The latter, who made the application, plainly informing the Consul that the intervening country was not safe owing to pirates who are rarely formidable, excepting to weakly manned and armed European or native crafts.
In proof of this, I may state that I once received an application from the Tritar of the important port of Amoy for gunboat assistance, the plea being that the pirates had...